Chapter 51: Fighting Alone Against the Heroes, Li's Power Begins to Show
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Dead silence.
Inside the cave, you could hear a pin drop. Only Shi Feng's heavy breathing, shrouded in pain and fear, and the lingering sound of the fallen long sword colliding with the rock, seemed particularly harsh in the empty space.
Everyone's gaze was fixed on Ye Li. Their expressions, initially filled with greed, malice, and gloating, quickly transformed into shock, horror, and even a deeper level of fear.
Spatial Body Movement! This was definitely a profound body movement involving the laws of space! And then there was that strange and unpredictable Extreme Cold Finger Movement that crippled Shi Feng's arm with a single finger!
This is definitely not something an ordinary Spiritual Awakening Realm disciple could possess! Are the benefits within the inheritance cave so incredible?!
Gao Sheng's face was gloomy, water dripping from it, and murderous intent surged within him like a volcano. Ye Li's potential and threat far exceeded his expectations. If he didn't eliminate her, she would become a grave threat in the future, potentially even jeopardizing his position at War Crazy Peak! More importantly, he also wanted to obtain her body movements and finger techniques!
"Good! Very good!" Gao Sheng laughed in anger. The powerful aura of the early stage of the Spiritual Mansion Realm burst out without reservation, forming a powerful spiritual pressure that crushed towards Ye Li like a tide. "Ye Li, you really have evil intentions. How dare you secretly learn such evil magic! Today, I, Gao Sheng, will clean up the mess for the sect and capture you and hand you over to the Law Enforcement Hall for punishment!"
He directly accused Ye Li of "evil power", which was both an excuse for his own actions and an attempt to incite others to attack him together.
"Senior Brother Gao is right! Let's all go together and capture this witch! The inherited treasure belongs to the capable!" A casual cultivator who had long been blinded by greed echoed loudly. He had the cultivation level of the late Condensation Vein stage and believed that he was much stronger than Shi Feng.
"Yes! No matter how strange her movements are, she is only at the Spiritual Awakening stage, and her spiritual power is limited. With so many of us, we can wear her down!"
"Kill her! Divide the treasure equally!"
Under this incitement, the eyes of the cultivators who had been hesitant, especially those from independent cultivators and smaller sects, once again ignited with greed. Over a dozen of them slowly moved in a semicircle, pressing towards Ye Li, many of them mid- and late-stage Condensation Veins cultivators. Within the Xuanyun Sect, several disciples from Zhan Kuangfeng's group also had flickering eyes, clearly tempted, but out of camaraderie (or perhaps fear of future repercussions), they held back for now.
Su Wanyun's face turned pale with anxiety. She wanted to step forward to help, but Liu Yiyi held her back tightly. "Wanyun, don't be impulsive! We'll only drag down Senior Sister Ye!" Han Li hid behind Chen Mo, trembling. Chen Mo's face was solemn, and he clasped several attack talismans in his hands, as if hesitating whether to attack.
Over at the Bishui Pavilion, Qin Yixuan's brows furrowed slightly as her cold gaze swept across the room, finally resting on Ye Li's seemingly frail yet upright figure. She gently raised her hand, pacing the restless disciples behind her. "Let's wait and see." She wanted to know where this girl, who repeatedly surprised her, truly stood.
Facing the overwhelming spiritual pressure and the siege of over a dozen cultivators, Ye Li remained expressionless, sneering inwardly. She had expected Gao Sheng's slander, and the greed of this mob was simply human nature.
She seemed calm, but in fact, the "Emperor's Scripture of the Underworld" in her body was running at full power. The extremely cold spiritual power was surging in her meridians, and the fragments of the Samsara Mirror were emitting a clear light, which allowed her mind to remain clear and her perception of everything around her was elevated to the extreme.
"Clean up the family? Are you worthy enough?" Ye Li's voice was still cold, with undisguised sarcasm, "If you want to snatch the inheritance, why bother with these high-sounding excuses? Just come at me, let me see how much you are capable of!"
Before she could finish her words, she took the initiative!
The figure flashed, and the first level of "Star Flash" of "Universe Invisible Step" was performed to the extreme, and the whole person disappeared from the spot like a ghost.
"Be careful!" Gao Sheng shouted and at the same time, he used all his spiritual sense to try to lock onto Ye Li's position.
But Ye Li's movements were too strange. Instead of advancing in a straight line, she used her subtle perception of space to perform short, irregular flashes. To everyone's eyes, she only saw a faint shadow flickering in the crowd, its trajectory difficult to grasp.
"ah!"
"My legs!"
Screams rang out one after another!
Ye Li's goal was clear: to eliminate the weaker, yet most noisy, minions first! She didn't use the energy-intensive "Ice Soul Sealing Heaven Finger," but instead channeled her frigid spiritual energy into her legs and dagger.
The Shadow Step, combined with the Star Flash, thrust her forward like a tiger among a flock of sheep. With each flash, the icy dagger would precisely slash through the wrist, ankle, or vital points of spiritual energy flow of a cultivator in the early or middle stages of Condensation Veins! The intrusion of cold air, while not fatal, instantly robbed them of their fighting power, sending them wailing to the ground.
Her movements were swift, precise, and ruthless, without the slightest delay, a testament to her honed killing skills. The battle consciousness of the Supreme Being in her previous life was fully displayed at this moment!
In just two or three breaths, five or six monks fell to the ground screaming and no longer posed a threat.
"Surround her! Don't let her defeat us piecemeal!" Gao Sheng was shocked and furious. He hadn't expected Ye Li to be so decisive and ruthless. He leaped up, his palms glowing with an earthy yellow light. With heavy force, he struck the direction where Ye Li had reappeared—it was Zhan Kuangfeng's unique skill, the "Mountain Collapse Palm"!
At the same time, the casual cultivator in the late stage of Condensation Vein and the other two stronger cultivators in the middle stage of Condensation Vein also reacted and used their surgical techniques. Fireballs, wind blades, and golden light blocked Ye Li's retreat from different directions.
Facing attacks from all sides, Ye Li's eyes narrowed. It was not wise to resist the attacks of Gao Sheng, who was at the Spiritual Realm.
Just as the attack was about to strike, her figure blurred again. Instead of dodging backward, she slipped through the gap between two spells at an incredible angle, like a fish swimming. The subtle use of space by "Universe Traceless Step" allowed her to narrowly avoid most of the attack. At the same time, she threw two talismans with her backhand!
One of them was the "Mysterious Ice Shield Talisman", which instantly condensed a thick ice shield in front of him, blocking a sharp wind blade attacking from the side.
The other one was the "Earth Sinking Talisman", which fell precisely at the feet of the casual cultivator in the late Condensation Vein stage!
The wandering cultivator was using all his strength to activate the Fire Snake Technique, but he had no idea that the ground beneath his feet would suddenly collapse and soften. He staggered and the technique was instantly interrupted.
This is the flaw at this moment!
As if predicted, Ye Li's body moved like lightning, and the dagger pierced his Dantian Qi Sea! The wandering cultivator was horrified and had no time to dodge to the side.
“Puff!”
Although the dagger missed his dantian, it pierced deep into his ribs. Extremely cold spiritual energy surged in, instantly freezing the surrounding meridians. The cultivator screamed in agony and fell to the ground, gravely injured.
In a flash, Ye Li killed another person!
But Gao Sheng's "Mountain Collapse Palm" was already approaching! The heavy palm wind enveloped Ye Li, making the air around her thick and sticky. The power of a full-strength attack from the Spiritual Mansion Realm was incomparable to that of the Condensing Veins Realm!
Ye Li had no way to avoid it, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he did not hesitate to perform the first move of the "Ice Soul Sealing Heaven Finger" that he had just comprehended - Ice Mark!
She pressed her fingers together like swords, compressing nearly 30% of her extremely cold spiritual energy into her fingertips, and then thrust them towards Gao Sheng's palm! Where her fingertips passed, the air seemed to freeze, leaving a clear white mark.
Fingers and palms intertwined!
There was no earth-shattering roar, only a dull sound like ice breaking!
boom!
A powerful wave of energy erupted from the two of them! Ye Li's body trembled violently, and she flew backward like a kite with a broken string, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of her mouth. Even with the power of the Ice Soul Sealing Finger, she had been severely shaken by the attack from the Spiritual Residence Realm.
Gao Sheng groaned and stumbled back two steps, a look of uncertainty on his face. A thin layer of white frost covered his palms, and a chilling aura seeped up through the meridians of his arms, causing his spiritual energy to stagnate.
"The power of sealing?!" Gao Sheng was horrified and quickly urged his spiritual power to dispel the chill. He never expected that Ye Li's finger technique was not only powerful, but also had such a formidable effect!
This time, the head-on collision seemed to have Ye Li at a disadvantage, but it made all the onlookers gasp!
A peak Spirit Awakening Realm cultivator, confronting an early Spirit Mansion Realm cultivator head-on, was defeated, but Gao Sheng also suffered a loss?! This completely overturned their understanding of the gap between realms!
"This girl... must not be left alive!" The murderous intent in Gao Sheng's eyes had become extremely intense. He no longer even cared about the sect's rules. He just wanted to kill Ye Li immediately!
"Let's attack together! She is at the end of her strength!" Goldman Sachs roared and rushed forward again. This time, he did not hold back and used his most powerful spiritual weapon - a blood-red sword that exuded a murderous aura!
Several other monks who were still able to fight were also intimidated by Ye Li's strength, but driven by Gao Sheng's instigation and greed, they surrounded him again, and all kinds of attacks covered Ye Li like an overwhelming force.
Ye Li wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her eyes as cold as a thousand years of ice. The continuous use of "Universe Traceless Step" and "Ice Soul Sealing Heaven Finger" had consumed a great deal of her spiritual energy, and she was indeed nearing her limit. But her face showed no fear, instead, a fierceness that aroused her ferocity.
While she used her strange body skills to shuttle between attacks, she kept throwing out talismans - explosive talismans, ice cone talismans, fog talismans... These were all obtained through her hard work and "picking up bargains". She used them without hesitation at this moment, causing chaos on the battlefield.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The light and sound of the talismans exploding were endless, ice cones flew everywhere, and fog filled the air, greatly interfering with the besiegers' vision and consciousness.
"Damn it! Where did she get so many talismans!"
"Be careful! This smoke is poisonous!" (It's just ordinary fog, but some people think it's a psychological effect)
Taking advantage of the chaos, Ye Li locked onto another target—the disciple from Zhan Kuang Peak who had been the loudest shouter before (not Shi Feng). Like a ghost in the dark night, she appeared silently behind him.
"Ice Soul Sealing Heaven Finger" - Ice Mark!
With one finger, he pointed directly at the vital point on his back!
The disciple sensed the danger and turned around in horror, but it was too late to dodge and he could only barely hold up the spiritual power shield.
Snap!
The spiritual shield was pierced by the finger force like paper, and the icy finger force penetrated his body! The disciple's eyes widened, his body stiffened instantly, and he fell straight to the ground, his life or death unknown.
Another one solved!
But Gao Sheng's blood-red sword had already slashed in front of him! The sharp blade light carried a fishy wind and locked onto Ye Li's breath.
Ye Li twisted his body forcefully and blocked with his dagger.
clang!
The sound of metal clashing pierced the ears! The dagger snapped with a thud! The immense force sent Ye Li flying again, slamming heavily against the cave wall and spitting blood. The power of a Spiritual Realm cultivator combined with a spiritual weapon attack was too terrifying.
The dagger in her hand was just made of ordinary iron and could not withstand any attack at all.
"Let's see where you can escape!" Goldman's face was ferocious, and he pressed forward step by step, holding the bloody sword high, ready to kill Ye Li instantly.
Su Wanyun cried out in despair, and Liu Yiyi closed her eyes in despair. Chen Mo finally couldn't help himself and threw two lightning talismans at Gao Sheng, but Gao Sheng casually chopped them apart with a knife.
Qin Yixuan's fingers moved slightly, but she finally held back. This was an internal conflict within the Xuanyun Sect, and it was inconvenient for her to intervene. Moreover, she had a feeling that the girl would not fall so easily.
At this critical moment!
Ye Li leaned against the stone wall, a look of determination flashing in her eyes. Unbeknownst to her, a talisman with a deep color and intricate runes appeared in her hand—it was one of her trump cards she had previously refined, a second-grade, top-grade attack talisman, the "Xuan Yin Sha Lei Fu"! This talisman was extremely powerful, but it took time to activate and couldn't distinguish friend from foe. She hadn't had the chance to use it during the previous melee.
Now, with Goldman Sachs approaching, it’s the perfect time!
Without hesitation, she madly injected her remaining spiritual power into the talisman!
"Not good!" Goldman felt the heart-pounding destructive wave coming from the talisman, his face changed suddenly, and he wanted to retreat but it was too late!
"Let's die together!" A fierce look flashed in Ye Li's eyes, and he was about to activate the talisman!
“That’s enough!”
At this critical moment between life and death, a cold and delicate cry rang out!
A deep blue water curtain, like the most flexible silk, instantly appeared between Ye Li and Gao Sheng! The water curtain seemed soft, but it contained tremendous power, isolating Gao Sheng's sword force and Ye Li's upcoming talisman fluctuations at the same time!
It was Qin Yixuan who took action!
She floated over and landed in front of the water curtain. Her face was as cold as frost. She glanced at Gao Sheng and the other cultivators who were ready to make a move. She said in a cold voice, "The battle for inheritance depends on chance. So many people are besieging one person, a disciple at the Awakening Spirit Realm. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Gao Sheng was stopped, shocked and angry: "Qin Yixuan! This is my Xuanyun Sect's internal affairs, do you want to interfere with the Bishui Pavilion?"
Qin Yixuan said calmly, "I simply cannot stand the bullying of the weak by the many. Furthermore, this is the core of the secret realm, fraught with danger. If you engage in a life-and-death struggle here and attract some unpredictable entity, who can withstand it?"
Her words were well-reasoned, and more importantly, her identity as a true disciple of the Bishui Pavilion and her powerful strength made Goldman Sachs and others wary of her.
At this moment, the entire cave suddenly shook violently! Rocks from the top fell down, and the ground cracked.
"What's going on?"
"Is the cave collapsing?"
Everyone was in panic.
Qin Yixuan's expression changed slightly as she looked towards the inheritance cave. She saw the stone hall's gate and light shield rapidly becoming illusory, as if their energy was about to run out. And deeper down, from the underground where the terrifying aura had twice emanated, there seemed to be another unusual movement!
"The core of the secret realm is unstable. We shouldn't stay here for long!" Qin Yixuan made a quick decision and said to Ye Li, "Let's go!"
Ye Li also sensed the heart-pounding vibrations emanating from the ground and knew she couldn't stay any longer. She gave Qin Yixuan a deep look, said nothing more, took a deep breath, and with a flash of her own, sped towards one of the cave's exits. Despite being seriously injured, she still managed to unleash her "Universe Traceless Step" at breakneck speed.
Goldman Sachs and others were unwilling to give up, but facing the cave that was about to collapse and Qin Yixuan who was eyeing them hungrily, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and give up the pursuit, and rushed to other exits.
Su Wanyun, Liu Yiyi and others also hurriedly followed Ye Li's direction.
A moment later, the entire inheritance cave collapsed with a roar, buried by rubble. Meanwhile, news of the Xuanhuan Venerable's inheritance and Ye Li's solo battle against a Spiritual Realm cultivator at the Qiling Realm spread like wildfire among the surviving disciples of various sects.
For the first time, Ye Li's name truly caused a stir among the younger generation of the spirit world. Her crisis wasn't over, it was only just beginning. Gao Sheng's murderous intent, along with the greedy individuals who had learned of the situation, would not let her off easily.
In the mysterious land of clouds and mist, the storm is brewing again.
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